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. WJVESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

VILLIAM F. BRADLEY, OF OLD ROUND ROOK, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOIVILLIAM B. SI-IIFFLETTE, OF SAME PLACE.

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'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,570, dated July23, 1889.

' Application filed March 5, 1889. Serial No. 301,932. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM F. BRADLEY, a citizen`of the United States,and a resident of Old Round Rock, in the county of Williamson and Stateof Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to farm-gates; and it consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce a farm-gate that may be openedand closed from either side of the gate by a person mounted onhorseback, or by a person in a vehicle, without its being necessary ineither instance for the person to dismount or alight.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a farm-gateembodying the improvements of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the improved farm-gate, and Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the improved gate.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A and B designate thesupportingposts, which are preferably inserted into the ground at ashort distance apart, and are connected on their rear edges at theirtops by a cross-strip C, and are connected immediately above the ground,also on their rear edges, by a similar cross-strip D, to give themgreater stability. The upper cross-strip C is also provided with aperforation E, preferably centrally located, to which thesupporting-ropes F G are tied and pass downward on aforward inclinethrough the perforated ends H I-I of a transverse strip I, which isseated loosely in parallel slots K K in the upper parallel bars L L',and through the ends of the-next cross-strip M in the slotted parallelbars M' M2 of the gate-frame, and thence forward to the lower end of thevertical lever N, pivoted near its middle portion between the projectingends of the slotted parallel'bars M' M2. The upper end of the lever N isseated in a box P, formed between the projecting ends of the top railsor bars L L'. The ropes serve the double function of supporting theouter end of the gate (its inner end being supported bya pivot D', whichiits in a socket in the ground) and of operating the locking-lever N.The transverse strips, moving in the slots in the bars, serve to take upany slack and aid the supporting-ropes to keep the outer end of the gatefrom coming in contact with the ground when the same is opened orclosed. A shifting-block Q is pivoted upon the next to the upper pair ofrails R R', and is provided on its upper face, at its front end, with apin S which is connected by a cord or rope Upassin g through a staple Vto the lever N, near its upper end. The rear end of the shifting-blockis also provided on its upper face with an upwardly-proj ecting pin W,which is connected by horizontal oppositelyextending rods X X' withshifting-levers Y Y', the upper ends of which work in slotted guide-armsZ Z', which extend inwardly from posts a a' at each side of thegate-frame and in front of the supporting-posts A I3. The lower ends ofthe shifting-levers Y Y' are ful crumed in blocks b b', set into theground and recessed to receive said lower ends. Near their upper endssaid shifting-leversY Y' are mortised through atc c to receive the outerends of the shifting-rods, which are loosely secured in said mortises bytransverse pins d d',

which permit the connections to work like hinges when the levers Y Y areoperated to close or to open the gate from either side of the same.

It is evident from the foregoing description, when taken in connectionwith the drawings, that a person mounted on horseback can ride up toeither of the shifting-levers Y or Y', and by grasping the oneapproached, can by pushing on the same throw the gate open, and may thenpass through the `open gate, and after having passed through can bypushing the opposite shifting-lever toward the gate cause the same to beagain closed. This operation can' be performed from either side of thegate. Furthermore, the parts of the gate are neither numerous norcomplicated, and when they become broken or inoperative from use theycan be readily repaired by any farmer.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

l. The combination, with the supportingpost provided with the lowercross-strip and the upper centrally-perforated'crossstrip, of thegate-frame having the upper parallel slotted gate-rails and theintermediate parallel slotted gate-rails, the transverse strips seatedin the slots of said parallel gate-rails, the hinged lever at the frontof the gate-frame, the cords or ropes connected to the upper cross-pieceof the supportingpost passed through the ends of the sliding`cross-strips and connected to the lower end of the hinged front lever,the shifting-block provided with the front pin connected to the hingedfront lever, the shifting-levers fulcrumed at opposite sides of the gate`infront of its rear edge, their upper ends working in slotted guides,and the shifting-rods hinged to the shifting-levers and connected to apivot-pin on the rear end of the hinged block that is connected to thefront lever, substantially as specified.

2. In a farm-gate, the combination, with the supporting-post providedwith upper and lower cross-pieces, of the gate-frame provided with thetransverse perforated slides resting in slots in the upper andintermediate rails of the gate-frame, the vertical lever at the front ofthe gate-frame, the rope connecting the lower end of the lever with thecrossslides and with thel upper cross-piece of the gate-post, thepivoted shifting-block connected to the front lever, and levers fulcrumed on each side of the gate and connected by rods to theshifting-block, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. BRABLEY.

NVitnesses:

II. G. NIBLO, R. M. WoMAoi-r.

